PMID- 28663724 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 1662-5099 (Print) IS - 1662-5099 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5099 (Linking) VI - 10 DP - 2017 TI - Activation of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 4 Impairs the Dendritic Arborization of Newborn Neurons in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus through the AMPK and Akt Signaling Pathways. PG - 190 LID - 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00190 [doi] LID - 190 AB - Neurite growth is an important process for the adult hippocampal neurogenesis which is regulated by a specific range of the intracellular free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)). Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) is a calcium-permeable channel and activation of it causes an increase in [Ca(2+)](i). We recently reported that TRPV4 activation promotes the proliferation of stem cells in the adult hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). The present study aimed to examine the effect of TRPV4 activation on the dendrite morphology of newborn neurons in the adult hippocampal DG. Here, we report that intracerebroventricular injection of the TRPV4 agonist GSK1016790A for 5 days (GSK1016790A-injected mice) reduced the number of doublecortin immunopositive (DCX(+)) cells and DCX(+) fibers in the hippocampal DG, showing the impaired dendritic arborization of newborn neurons. The phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase (p-AMPK) protein level increased from 30 min to 2 h, and then decreased from 1 to 5 days after GSK1016790A injection. The phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-Akt) protein level decreased from 30 min to 5 days after GSK1016790A injection; this decrease was markedly attenuated by the AMPK antagonist compound C (CC), but not by the AMPK agonist AICAR. Moreover, the phosphorylated mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and p70 ribosomal S6 kinase (p70S6k) protein levels were decreased by GSK1016790A; these changes were sensitive to 740 Y-P and CC. The phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta) at Y(216) was increased by GSK1016790A, and this change was accompanied by increased phosphorylation of microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2) and collapsin response mediator protein-2 (CRMP-2). These changes were markedly blocked by 740 Y-P and CC. Finally, GSK1016790A-induced decrease of DCX(+) cells and DCX(+) fibers was markedly attenuated by 740 Y-P and CC, but was unaffected by AICAR. We conclude that TRPV4 activation impairs the dendritic arborization of newborn neurons through increasing AMPK and inhibiting Akt to inhibit the mTOR-p70S6k pathway, activate GSK3beta and thereby result in the inhibition of MAP2 and CRMP-2 function. FAU - Tian, Yujing AU - Tian Y AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Qi, Mengwen AU - Qi M AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Wang, Zhouqing AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Wu, Chunfeng AU - Wu C AD - Department of Neurology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Sun, Zhen AU - Sun Z AD - Department of Tangshan Branch, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Li, Yingchun AU - Li Y AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Sha, Sha AU - Sha S AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Du, Yimei AU - Du Y AD - Research Center of Ion Channelopathy, Institute of Cardiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan, China. FAU - Chen, Lei AU - Chen L AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. AD - Neuroprotective Drug Discovery Center, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. FAU - Chen, Ling AU - Chen L AD - Department of Physiology, Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170615 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Neurosci JT - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience JID - 101477914 PMC - PMC5471311 OTO - NOTNLM OT - AMPK OT - Akt OT - TRPV4 OT - calcium OT - dendritic arborization EDAT- 2017/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/01 06:01 PMCR- 2017/01/01 CRDT- 2017/07/01 06:00 PHST- 2017/02/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/05/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00190 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Neurosci. 2017 Jun 15;10:190. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00190. eCollection 2017.